The winners and losers in Trump's Afghan strategy

'Delhi has identified itself with Trump's Afghan strategy whereas the Chinese stance is calibrated -- observant and objective, keeping a distance,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. New Delhi and......

Marines and chopper deal: 'Italian Hand' at work?

'We seem to be reliving the sleaziest days of the 1980s,' says T V R Shenoy. 'Defence purchases are made under controversial circumstances, and nobody is held accountable.' 'Shoddy staffwork leads......

Bush seeks support on Iraq in final address

The following is the text of US President George W Bush's final State of the Union address delivered to Congress on Monday: Madam Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished......

'An open debate on the N-deal won't hurt India'

The United Progressive Alliance government is caught in the horns of dilemma on whether to 'operationalise' the 123 Agreement with the United States. The Left parties, which extend critical support......

Why govt banks will not be privatised

'There is a law that prevents the government from diluting its equity in the PSBs below 50 per cent.''That law has to be amended and given the parliamentary arithmetic of the political parties, it......

Saving the heart of Make in India

Will private firms really boost Make in India in the defence sector? Ajai Shukla seeks answers. IMAGE: The Defence Acquisition Council has failed to clear a new policy for nominating private......

No change in India's stand at WTO: Sharma

India has not changed its position on agriculture and industry at the World Trade Organisation negotiations on freeing global trade to protect the interests of its farmers and small enterprises,......

'SEZs are the law of the land'

Part I: 'Rivalry between business houses has blown up the SEZ issue' Gopal Krishna Pillai, a 1972 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer, is the chairman of the explosive panel called the Board of......